Combined curtain, drape, and shade bracket



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Application February 19, 1946, Serial No. 648,651

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to a combined curtain, drape and shade bracket and more particularly to a device of this character adapted for securing the bracket in adjustable position on a window frame without necessitating the use of nails, screws or similar fastening devices tending to mar the finish of the frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide upper and lower clamping arms for clamping engagement with the upper and lower edges respectively of a, window frame, the arms having the bracket for the curtain and drap rod as well as the bracket for the shade rollers attached thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be easily and quickly attached in position to a window frame without requiring the use of tools for this purpose, and which at the same time is simple and practical in construction, strong and durable, neat and attractive in appearance and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference b ing had to the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals refer to like parts and in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a Vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the upper clamping arm.

Figure 5 is a front elevational view illustrating the use of a center bracket member for relatively wide or double windows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view of the center clamping member, and

Figure 7 is a top plan View thereof.

Referring now to the drawings in detail and first with respect to the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 4 inclusive, the numerals 5 and B designate a, pair of the combined curtain, drape and shade bracket units adapted for attaching in position respectively at the left and right-hand sides of the top of a window frame I, each of th units being of identical construction and accordingly a detailed explanation of one will suffice for both.

Each of the bracket units includes an upper clamping arm 8 positioned against the front surface of the window frame I, the arm being constructed of strap material and provided with a pair of inverted L-shaped hooks 9, likewise constructed of strap material secured at their lower ends to the arm 8 and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom for overlying the edg of the frame I, the inner ends of the hooks 9 being formed with down-turned prongs I I adapted to penetrate into the material of the frame I to secure the arm in adjusted position thereon.

To the outer end of the arm 8 is secured a vertical plate I2 by a rivet or the like I3, the plate projecting upwardly and downwardly from the arm 8 and formed with openings I4 in the upper and lower ends thereof.

To the plate I2 is secured a bracket I la by means of bolts or screws I5 inserted through the openings I I, the bracket including a pair of outwardly and upwardly projecting pegs I6 arranged in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other in an upstanding position at the side edges of the bracket Ma.

A shade bracket I1 is riveted or otherwise secured to the arm 8 as indicated at I8, the shade bracket being positioned immediately inwardly on the arm 8 from the bracket I 4a, the shade bracket including an outwardly projecting arm I9 of conventional construction adapted for supporting one end of a shade roller thereon.

A lower clamping arm 20 is pivoted at its outer end to the lower end of the shade bracket H by a pin 2|, the inner end of the arm 20 having an L-shaped hook 22 pivotally attached thereto for swingably suspending from the arm 20, the hook 22 being likewise formed at its inne end with upwardly projecting prongs 23 adapted to penetrate into the lower edge of the frame 1.

The hooks of the upper and lower clamping arms 8 and 20 are secured in adjustably clamping engagement with the upper and lower edges respectively of the frame I by means of a coil spring 24 connecting the intermediate portions of the arms 8 and 20.

By spreading the arms 8 and 2E! apart it will be apparent that the prongs of the clamping hooks will be released from the upper and lower edges of the frame I whereby to adjust the arms horizontally on the frame I.

By securing one of the combined, curtain, drape and shade units adjacent each edge of the window frame as shown to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawings, the pegs I 6 of the respective units may support curtain and drape rods of conventional construction thereon, while the arms I9 of the shade bracket I! will likewise support a shade roller thereon.

In Figures 5 to 7 inclusive the window frame is designated at 25 for relatively wide or double windows and to which the units 5 and 6 are secured adjacent the side edges thereof, these units being constructed as heretofore described.

In order to support the inner ends of double curtain and drape rods and shade rollers we provide an intermediate unit 26 and which includes an upper arm 2! having the attaching hooks 28 extending upwardly therefrom for engaging the upper-edge of the frame. A bar 29 is secured in spaced parallel relation below the arm 21 by means of connectors 30 and to which the lower clamping arm 3| is pivotally attached at one end by the pin 32. The other end of the arm 3| is provided with a pivoted hook 33 engaging the lower edge of the frame 25 in a manner as heretofore described. The arms 2'! and 3| are connected to each other at their intermediate portions by a coil spring 34.

The connectors 39 constitute a pair of shade brackets having the arm 35 projecting forwardly therefrom and adapted to support the inner ends of the shade roller. The outer ends of the rollers are supported by the brackets ll of the units 5 and 6.

A pair of vertical plates 36 are secured to the arm 21 in spaced parallel relation by rivets or the like 31 and to the plates 36 are secured a pair of curtain and drape brackets 38, each of these last named brackets including the upstanding pegs 39 supported in spaced relation at the front of the brackets 38. The pegs 39 of the respective brackets 33 are adapted to support the inner ends of the curtain and drape rods.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the units 5 and 6 may be used either independently of or together with the unit 26.

It is believed that the details of construction, manner of use and advantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

It is to be understood, however, that even though we have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of our invention the same is susceptible of certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described, and the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A center unit for supporting the inner ends of curtain and drape rods and shade rollers on a window frame and comprising upper and lower clamping arms adapted for clamping respectively the upper and lower edges of a window frame, a horizontal bar positioned in spaced parallel relation below the upper arm, a pair of shade brackets connecting the bar to the upper arm, and a pair of combined curtain and drape brackets secured to said upper arm.

2. A center unit for supporting the inner ends of curtain and drape rods and shade rollers on a window frame and comprising upper and lower clamping arms adapted for clamping respectively the upper and lower edges of a window frame, a horizontal bar positioned in spaced parallel relation below the upper arm, said lower arm being pivoted to the bar, a spring connecting the arms and urging the arms into clamping engagement with the frame, a pair of shade brackets connecting the bar to the upper arm, and a pair of combined curtain and drape brackets secured to said upper arm.

3. A combined curtain, drape and shade fixture comprising a longitudinally extending arm for positioning against the front face of a window frame, clamping means on said arm for clamping engagement with the upper edge of said frame, a vertically disposed plate carried by the outer end of said arm, a bracket having a pair of spaced outwardly projecting pegs for support of the ends of curtain and drape rods and secured to said plate, a second bracket for supporting an end of a shade roller arranged on said arm contiguous to said plate and carried by said arm, and a second longitudinally extending arm having an end thereof connected to said second bracket and having its opposite end provided with a clamping means for clamping engagement with the lower edge of said frame.

4. A combined curtain, drape and shade fixture comprising a longitudinally extending arm for positioning against the front face of a window frame, clamping means on said arm for clamping engagement with the upper edge of said frame, a vertically disposed plate carried by the outer end of said arm, a bracket having a pair of spaced outwardly projecting pegs for support of the ends of curtain and drape rods and secured to said plate, a second bracket for supporting an end of a shade roller arranged on said arm contiguous to said plate and carried by said arm, a second longitudinally extending arm having an end thereof connected to said second bracket and having its opposite end provided with a clamping means for clamping engagement with the lower edge of said frame, and resilient means connected to said first and second-named arms for urging the clamping means of each of said arms into clamping engagement with the complemental edges of the frame.

5. A combined curtain, drape and shade fixture comprising a longitudinally extending arm for positioning against the front face of a window frame, clamping means embodying a pair of hooks arranged in spaced relation on said arm for clamping engagement with the upper edge of said frame, a vertically disposed plate carried by the outer end of said arm, a bracket having a pair of spaced outwardly projecting pegs for support of the ends of curtain and drape rods and secured to said plate, a second bracket'for supporting an end of a shade roller arranged on said arm contiguous to said plate and carried by said arm, and a second longitudinally extending arm having an end thereof pivotally attached to said second bracket and having its opposite end provided with a clamping means including a hook for clamping engagement with the lower edge of said frame.

6. A combined curtain, drape and shade fixture comprising a longitudinally extending arm for positioning against the front face of a window frame, clamping means embodying a pair of hooks arranged in spaced relation on said arm for clamping engagement with the upper edge of said frame, a vertically disposed plate carried by the outer end of said arm, a bracket having a pair of spaced outwardly projecting pegs for support of the ends of curtain and drape rods and secured to said plate, a second bracket for supporting an end of a shade roller arranged on said arm contiguous to said plate and carried by said arm, a second longitudinally extending arm having an end thereof pivotally attached to said second bracket and having its opposite end provided with a clamping means including a hook for clamping engagement with the lower edge of said frame, and spring means connected to said first and second-named arms for urging the clamping hooks of each of said arms into clamping engagement with the complemental edges of the frame.

HENRY U. L. PARKS. HENRY E. PARKS.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Plaunt Nov. 23, 1937 Number 

